Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 10, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	166	555	655
Slaughter cattle	123	361	504
Replacement cattle	43	194	151

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, the bulk of slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 higher with a few high-dressing 10.00-11.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 higher on a very light test. This was definitely a weather related market as cold temperatures and icy roads covering the entire region made moving cattle to market nearly impossible today. Freezing drizzle continued to fall during the day. Bred cows and cow/calf pairs were scarce. Supply was very light and demand very good for slaughter classes

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1835	1368	75-80%	3	60.00–62.50	$61.12	$836	—
1325–1445	1388	75-80%	5	65.00–69.00	$67.17	$932	—
1355–1705	1518	75-80%	34	68.00–77.50	$73.80	$1,120	+12.43

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1205	1097	80-85%	3	53.00–61.00	$57.19	$627	—
890–1420	1127	80-85%	11	62.00–69.00	$65.03	$733	+7.01
990–1550	1274	80-85%	15	69.00–78.00	$74.39	$948	+9.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1150	930	85-90%	2	25.00–27.00	$26.24	$244	—
990	990	85-90%	5	40.00	$40.00	$396	+15.73
850–1150	1006	85-90%	7	62.50–72.00	$67.11	$675	—
920–1100	1052	85-90%	6	53.00–60.00	$57.46	$604	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330	1330	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,091	—
1545–1870	1708	2	85.00–94.00	$89.93	$1,536	—
1800	1800	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,818	+5.49

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1750	1750	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,978	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055–1150	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	64.00–80.00	$69.63	$759

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
772	772	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	82.50	$82.50	$637

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Bred Cows

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215–1465	1415	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,203.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1285	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,100.00	$990.20
1250–1335	1293	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	850.00–875.00	$862.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1145–1350	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	69.00–72.00	$70.03	$879

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–680	679	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	450.00–500.00	$487.57

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00	$725.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00	$775.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.